Phase II Cohort of Spinal Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Patients Using a MR LINAC
Spinal Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Spinal Disease
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA: Age ≥ 18 years old Radiographically documented disease of the spine within 4 weeks of registration (candidates with or without epidural disease allowed) Candidate for spine SRS/SBRT as determined by treating Radiation Oncologist or Multidisciplinary Spine Conference review Maximum of 3 contiguous vertebral levels involved with metastasis in the spine to be irradiated allowed Diagnosis of cancer documented Motor strength ≥ 4 out of 5 in the extremity affected by the level of spinal disease planned for radiation Karnofsky Performance score (KPS) ≥ 40 or ECOG score ≤ 3 EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients with highly radiosensitive histologies likely to respond to conventional radiation therapy alone (ie lymphoma, multiple myeloma, etc) Patients who are unable to undergo MRI of the spine with contrast Patients who are pregnant
Sites / Locations
- M D Anderson Cancer CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Group 1 (Therapeutic Cohort)
Group 2 (Imaging-only Cohort)
Participants in Group 1 will receive spine radiosurgery on the MR LINAC machine, along with imaging scans using the same machine.
Participants in Group 2 will receive spine radiosurgery using a standard radiation therapy machine and have the opportunity to get imaging on the MR LINAC.